Who owns your block
4700 block of N 12th St
A mixed-ownership block: 58% owner-occupied, 11% investor-held, with 11 open code violations and 8 homes behind $57,095 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 89% since 2016, now about $143K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $143K — about 0.6× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19141 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $143K | $176K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 47% | 48% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 107 reported crimes (35 violent) and 157 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $143K typical home, up +89% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,014 to $1,231 a year, +2%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $5.5M assessed, $52,346/yr to the city, about $1,454 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +89% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +21% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
4738 N 12th St is assessed at $152K but pays $966 a year — about 45% of the $2,125 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $189 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 32 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 36 parcels
- Owner-occupied 21
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 12
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stako Philly Llc | 1 | 17 | $2.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Mendozas Llc | 1 | 2 | $307K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 4744 N 12th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $213K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Tcs Anika Homes Acquisitions Iii | 1 | 1 | $94K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 36 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4715 N 12TH ST Historysold $5K (2003); 2 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 10 (2017); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,426 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4716 N 12TH ST History2 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); 3 L&I violations (2016); 4 L&I violations (2026). | Owner-occupied | $146K | 3/1 | 1,440 | 1935 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 4717 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4718 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2017. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4719 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $10K in 2004 → $65K in 2013 (+550%). | Absentee individual | $138K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1935 | 2 | |
| 4720 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2007). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4721 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $3K in 2003 → $20K in 2016 (+567%). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4722 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $138K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4723 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1935 | 1 | |
| 4724 N 12TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $21K in 2001 → $12K in 2004 (-41%). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,344 | 1935 | 3 | tax lien |
| 4725 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4726-28 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2024). | Absentee individual | $295K | —/— | 3,390 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4727 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2021). | Owner-occupied | $138K | 3/1 | 1,342 | 1935 | 0 | 1 viol |
| 4729 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,460 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4730-32 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $136K | —/— | 1,000 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4731-33 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $186K | —/— | 1,672 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4734 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $144K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4735 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $146K | —/— | 1,280 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4736 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2019 → $87K in 2020 (+2%). | Owner-occupied | $152K | 3/1 | 1,280 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4737 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $137K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 0 | tax lien |
| 4738 N 12TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $152K | —/— | 1,280 | 1935 | 0 | abated |
| 4739 N 12TH ST Historysold $23K (2015); 7 L&I violations (2021); L&I violation (2023). | Absentee individual | $90K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 1 | 7 violtax lien |
| 4740 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $20K in 2010. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $150K | 3/1 | 1,058 | 1935 | 3 | |
| 4741 N 12TH ST History4 L&I violations (2014); 6 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 (2016); 4 L&I violations (2017); Appeal moot (2017); 3 L&I violations (2018). | Absentee individual | $170K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4742 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $159K | —/— | 1,440 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4743 N 12TH ST Historysold $15K (1999); L&I violation (2011); 2 L&I violations (2012); L&I violation (2013); 5 L&I violations incl INTERIOR UNSAFE (2016); Appeal moot (2017). | Absentee individual | $137K | —/— | 1,140 | 1935 | 1 | rentedtax lien |
| 4744 N 12TH ST History4 L&I violations (2013); 9 L&I violations (2018); sold $110K (2021). | Investor / LLC | $213K | 3/2 | 1,440 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4745-47 N 12TH ST HistoryL&I violation (2018); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2023); 2 L&I violations (2024). | Owner-occupied | $169K | —/— | 1,440 | 1935 | 0 | 2 violtax lien |
| 4746 N 12TH ST | Absentee individual | $216K | —/— | 2,108 | 1935 | 1 | tax lien |
| 4749 N 12TH ST | Investor / LLC | $141K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4751 N 12TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $15K in 2004 → $54K in 2005 (+260%). | Absentee individual | $141K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1935 | 2 | rented |
| 4753 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $40K in 2017. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $94K | 3/1 | 1,254 | 1935 | 4 | rented |
| 4755 N 12TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $175K | —/— | 1,254 | 1935 | 0 | |
| 4757 N 12TH ST History10 L&I violations (2008); Appeal moot (2008); sold $30K (2008). | Absentee individual | $178K | —/— | 1,440 | 1935 | 1 | rented |
| 4759 N 12TH ST ImprovedBought for $118K in 2020. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2020. | Investor / LLC | $177K | 4/2 | 1,440 | 1935 | 2 | tax lien |
| 4761 N 12TH ST | Owner-occupied | $159K | 4/1 | 1,536 | 1935 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)